November 15, 2012

Even a few glasses of wine a week, drunk woman during pregnancy May have a negative effect on the IQ of the future baby, say researchers.

Special scientific research conducted by scientists from the universities of Oxford and Bristol, they studied IQ 4000 children originally defined as alcohol   ate their mothers during pregnancy. As it turned out, the impact of intelligence kids affected women, even moderate use of alcoholic beverages, that is, from one to six glasses of wine during the week.

Experts argue that changes in the IQ of children were relatively small, but despite this, alcohol for nine months of pregnancy to eat we should not do .  Until now, research on the precise borderline acceptable dose of alcohol for the future mother did not exist, as during the study of the problem has always taken into account other factors such as the age of the expectant mother .  In addition, according to the latest research on the child's IQ is also affected by changes in genes that do not depend on the lifestyle mom or social reasons .  At the same time, medics warn women, that the greater threat for the health of the future child may represent reception of preparations-of antidepressants, which are significantly increase the risk of of miscarriages, of preterm birth, as well as enhance the blood pressure in of future mum and even the of development of of autism at the child .  Researchers from Harvard reported that gynecologists prescribe Antidepressant drugs to women, not suspecting, as far as dangerous can be such medicines. Here we are talking about drugs - selective reuptake inhibitor Serotonin . During treatment depression by such medicamental preparations increases the content of in the brain woman of serotonin - «hormone of happiness». However, according to the researchers, when serotonin enters the uterus, it can negatively affect the development of the brain and some systems (cardiovascular, respiratory), the body of a child.